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Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006-2015

ILO Labour Standard on HIV and

AIDS in the world of work

(Recommendation 200)

TOT HIV and AIDS Programme


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ILO and Decent Work

Decent work

- Employment rights (e.g. fair wages, safety and health,

social security)

-Freedom of association-Social dialogue

Achieved through development, application and

monitoring of international labour standards

With involvement of ILO partners labour

departments, organizations of employers and

workers organizations



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What is a Recommendation?



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Recommendations

Same authority asConventions

Not open to

ratification

Guidelines or higherstandards

Immediately

applicable

Conventions

If ratified, they arebinding under

internat ional law

If not ratified, they

influence national law &policy

International Labour

Standards



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Who does it Cover?

The Recommendation covers:

All workers working under all forms or arrangements

All workplacespublic and private sectors, formal and

informal economies

The broad definition of worker is intended to cover allcategories of workers including migrant workers, sex

workers and workers in the informal economy



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Protection againststigma

& discrimination

Access to HIVprevention, treatment

and care

ConfidentialitySocial security and

occupational insurance

Rights at work

Key Rights covered in the Recommendation



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Employment Rights: testing and

confidentiality

Mandatory testing should not be required of

either job applicants or workers

HIV testing should be voluntary, confidential with

counseling and consent

The results of testing should be confidential



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Employment Rights

Real or perceived HIV status should not:

prevent equal access to employment

affect working conditions, remuneration, and accessto benefits

be a grounds for termination

People living with HIV should be able to continue towork as long as they are medically fit, with reasonableaccommodation if needed



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Prevention

Comprehensive prevention to reduce high

risk behaviors

Effective occupational safety and health

measures

Measures to motivate workers to join HIV

voluntary testing and counseling



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Care, Treatment and Support

Full access to healthcare under public health programs, socialsecurity systems, private health insurance or other schemes forworkers and their families

Antiretroviral treatment and adherence support

Treatment of opportunistic infections and related illnesses, such asTB

Treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Nutritional support for lower income groups

Access to skills, vocational and income generation programs forthose in need



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Thank youFor more information, please contact :

Richard Howard

ILO Decent Work Team for East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Tel: 662 288 1765 , Fax: 662 288 3058

E-mail: [email protected]

www.ilo.org/asia

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